thank you for joining us. an update on a story charlie gasparino told you about more than a month ago. as the chairman mary shapiro has made it official calling it quits after nearly four years in office. shapiro became chairman in the wake of the financial crisis in january 2009 is the first major departure for president obama's team of financial regulators. the sec has taken a beating in recent years accused of lacked oversight. there was the bernie madoff ponzi scheme scandal. president obama announced walter will replace shapiro. appointed to the sec by george w. bush in 2008, has worked in the cftc. talks of the fiscal cliff trudging along, president obama and house speaker john boehner talking on the phone saturday. are we any closer to a deal? and it is a bird, it is a plane. nope. it is your social security number, it turns out more than just balloons in the sky at this year's macy's thanksgiving day parade. the crazy details of this one just ahead. can i help you? i heard you guys can ship ground for